On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 07:11:58PM -0800, MikeJeezy wrote:
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> >The only reason for running xfs-repair -L is if you cannot mount the
> >filesystem to replay the log. i.e. on a shutdown like this, the
> >usual process is:
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> Right, when I tried to mount the volume it said "Structure needs cleaning"
OK, so you've done the right thing. I always like to check first ;)
> >You can only find out by looking at what the output of xfs_repair
> >told you about trashing inodes/directories.
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> Is this only output to the screen or to a log somewhere?
Only to stdout.
> > On 02/26/2012 11:07am, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> >Are those other VMs using XFS filesystems?
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> What kernel version are you running?
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> 2.6.18-274.18.1.el5
If you are running RHEL, you should really report problems through
the support channel.
> >Does your SAN array have battery backed write cache?
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> This one does not currently, but I have ordered BBWC for it.
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> >Are the individual drive caches in the underlying array disabled?
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> Write cache: enabled
There's your problem. You should read all the relevant sections on
write caches in the XFS FAQ. e.g:
http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q._Which_settings_does_my_RAID_controller_need_.3F
Cheers,
Dave.
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